a savings account for things I like

on spring and recipes and this and that

it’s officially spring here i’ve got my window open just a crack but the way this season smells is quickly making the rounds.

there are baby buds on the trees outside, and small white flowers springing from the dirt. there are birds, scattered and scampering and flitting around and singing the beautiful songs of spring.

there are flowers outside at the market now. buckets lined together in short tight rows, plastic pails filled with water and stems.

there are seeds for sale on the grocers’ shelves sweet peas and petunias and all kinds of green.

it’s the season of pretty here and that’s a brilliant thing.

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i also wanted to share
some beautiful photos of the apartment where i used to live.
it’s a a place i still occasionally work, but no longer make my home.
it was shot for covet gardens by michael graydon, a name you see around here often
and who happens to also be my partner in crime.

AND i’ve also got some super fabulous news to share!
i’ll be announcing a new regular contributor here soon.
her posts will be based around travel, recipes and cafes,
and they’re going to be beautiful!

PLUS an HG update soon!
and more big news on the way as well.
that’s all for now, friends.
hope things are swell.
xo, n

Hi Nikole,
Making the custard filled doughnuts today and bought the rhubarb available at my co-op, however, the sauce is a pathetic greenish brown, not the beautiful red yours is…any hints? My only thought is the stalks available, while local and organic, were thicker, and it only took 2 to make up 1/2 lb. Do I need to look for slender, bright red stalks in future?

It still tastes amazing & no one is complaining, but I’d love to know if there’s a trick to getting it the perfect rhubarb red.

hi stephanie!
the rhubarb i used was grown indoors and was forced and for that reason it tends to be more pink i think. ;) i haven’t ever seen the outdoor rhubarb so pink. and i agree the taste is great with both, but i love the colour from the indoor!